Hydraulic motor



J. G. RECUERO.

'HYDRAULIC MOTOR. APPLICATION FILED Juupao, 1919.

Patente-(mg. 17,1920.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

UNITED sTATEsf 1'?.1 .TE1\1Tfj OFFICE.

JOSEPH' GABRIEL ancunno, on lNEW Y'onK, N. Y.

:HYDnAULIc Moron.

Specificationof Letters Patent. flgttlentedh A110'. 17, 1920.

Application 'led June 30, 1919.v Serira1;No. 307,548.

waste force lof natural bodiesof water such f as rivers, streamsor the like' can,` be satisfactorily utilized asa `driving force for` the motor, the motor being ofthat form which will permit of its'use inv shallow as welly as deep water. c f v Y Another object of the invention is to provide a water` motor whose operation will be positive in the generation of power of high efficiency and one in which the ldriven elef ment of the motor will automatically adapt or vadjust itself to thechange of direction in the movement of theV stream so as to prevent interruption vin the operation of the motor incident tol low and high tide changes in the body of water in which themotor is arranged. P fg W Another-obj ect of the inventionresides in the provision of a water motor which will consist of a conduit open at both ends and adapted to be submerged in a body of water so that regardless vof the direction of movement ofthe 4water thej conduit .willalways present la workingv 'channel to cause they water'to properly spend'its force against the driven elements of the motor.` ,y Another object of the invention-is toprol Lvide a water motor consistingof fa conduit open at bothends and providedwith spaced drivenelements and an intermediate Vdeflec' tor between saidl elements which' operates inthefmanner-of a valve toopenithe water for direct impingement 'against one of the driven elements after the waterpasses the otherlofsaid elements.. y u 4 A still further object, of the invention is to provide av water motorwhichv will include rotary driven elements anddevices or mecha'- nism which will be automatically shiftable according to the direction ofv movement of the water andwhich will serve to effectively cause the water to spend its full force against said rotary'driven elements.' Y

' vIn the drawings, UL

Figure 1 isa vertical long gitudinalI section throughV the motor showing parts-in eleval tion. 4

Fig. 2isa horizontal section therethrough. Figf Ais a section on an enlarged scale taken horizontally through one of the driven elements. a .-Y Fig. 1 isa side view of a portion of one of the supporting shafts showing the movable impact surface thereof.`

\ Fig.. 5` is va vertical section through a portion ofthe frame of Vone of lthe driven elements. i

Figf isa section through a portion of the conduit ldelector. e

Fig. 7 is a horizontalV section taken onl the line 2-7Y of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 isa section taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 1

In `carrying the Ainvention into f practice use is` made of a conduit 10 which is adapted tolbe submerged in a movingbody of water such .as a river, stream vor the like, said conduit beingV open throughout` its lengthand providedl at each end with 4a relatively large liared'mouth'V 11Kfor a purpojseto be herein# after explained. VWithin the 4intermediate section 12 ofthe conduit are rotary driven elements or wheels 13-13. These wheels -are of Vvidentical constructionI and. as illustrated `they are preferably arranged in the same 'longitudinal line 'withfeach other. They are vertically disposed and' each u comprisesa 'plurality of superposed frames r14. rIfhese frames maybe of hexagonal orother suitable. form and the outer bars 15 thereof are connectedv by radial bars 161to a shaft 17 The respective frames of each of said driven `elements are' connected togetherl byverticalbrace bars 18, three lof such barsbeing preferably .interposed between each lset of two relatively superposed radial bars i 16 of said frames. Thesebars are provided preferably with streamlineextensions 19.50 as to prevent-the bars from offering material resistance. tothe rotation of the. driven elements. .'The bars 16 of each of said frames are also connected by intermediate yhorizontal brace bars20 whose portions y21 are also of stream line effect as 'shown in Figs. 3. and

4. 'Ihe` driven elements 13vmay be made up lotv `of as many superposed. frames 14` asv'mayvbe most suitable for the purpose. These driven elements or wheels are disposed near the ends Y of the intermediate section 12'of the conduit and they are equi-distantly spaced from the sides of the vconduit as shown in Fig. 2.

From each of the horizontal bars 18 of each frame 14 is hingedly suspended animpact.

gate 22 which consists of a marginal frame 23 closed at one of its sides by a metallic noncorrosive sheet 24. At the center each marginal frame 23 is recessed at 2.5 to accom-` modate the bar of the next lower frame 14,'while at the end, said frame? 23isre4 cessed at 26 to accommodate the outer bar 15 of said next lower frame 14. The base-porltion 27 of the frame 23 is adapted to engage against the radial bar 16 of the next lower frame 14 as illustrated in Fig. 4. 4In this manner of constructingeach one of the ro'- tary elements or wheels 13 it will be seen that the impact gates 22 are adapted during a partof tlierevolution of the wheel or element to fixedly engage against said bars 16 to actively receive the force ofwater, while, during another portion'of the revolution ofthe wheel or element, Vsaid impact gates (are adapted to freely feather through the water so as to offer comparatively little resistance as will be understood.

The lower end of the supporting shaft 17 of each wheel or element 13 is arrangedv in' a step bearing 28. in a support 29, the latter arranged at the bottom ofthe conduit 10 and as illustrated said shaft lis provided with anannular collar 29 which is `directly disposed beneath confining plates- 30-30.

. These platesaresecured to the supportl 29 bymeans. of suitable bolts or the like 31. In this mannerit is observed that the lower endiof the shaft isproperly held seated in vsaidsupport 29, while vbeing free' for proper rotation The shaft 17 is extended through a bearing passage 32 in the top of the con# duit. 10,andY said shafts may be projected to suitable positions above the surface of the Water in which the motor is mounted so that'power from the' shafts may be taken therefrom inV any suitable Vwellknown Ymanu ner..A`

At the juncture ofthe intermediate vportion 12 o'ftheconduit with the restricted ends ofthe mouthVV sections V11 are swinging f delector gates v32,y the pintle 33`of each gate being disposed in theV same longitudinal sume relatively fixed lverticalpositi'ons for theQel'ective driving of 'thefwater' thereagainst.` The elements-or wheelsare thus revolved in the' direction of the arrows b f and the'remainingimpact gates 22 are'ma'de to automatically take thefeathering posi tions as'shownin Figs. 2 and 3.

upon the base of theconduit forsupporting In order that the full force of"y the Ywater will be spent against each of the Arotary elements orwheels 13-1 provide an intermediate deflector 34 which consists of superposed frames 35 made up of sections 36 and 37 and between which is secured a vertical angularly disposed plate 38. Incident to the angularity of the plate which'm'aybe describedas a line substantially ata tangent to the shafts 17 and the driven elements or wheels 13 it will `be observed-on reference to Y Fig. 2 that as the water passes from/'the wheel or` element 13 atfthey leftl itis-opera` tively deflected by the plate 38.l and discharged against the wheel Vorelement13 at the Y right, vtheydischarge being preferably p against one Vhalf ofthe wheel, while theV other vhalf ispfree'for thepreviously .described feathering action. 1 .The frames 35 are provided withV suitable '.brackets 39 whichare slidable on horizontal guides 40.' The extreme lowerfframe is'provide'd with rollers'41 which are adapted to't'rav'el upon rails 42 at the vrbase of 'the conduit.v lDue-to this 'constructionof the intermediate'deflectorand furtherqincident to the provision Y of the' freely swinging deflec'tor gates 32#32 itw-ill be seen that asthe-direction-of move-` y ment of the water changes thev deflectors will automaticallyL fshift'their-` positions 95 whereby the wheelsor elements 13+13lwill be constantlydrive'nlin the same direction.

I wish to emphasizethelpeculiar construe#V tion of the Vrotary elements orlwheels where# in by associatingwith eachv otherjanumber impact surfaces so thatat least one ihalf of the Wheelrorlrotaryjelement will always be exposed foreffective. action' of the inflow'-V ing water; -f l Y A e l `VVhatis claimedasnew4 is w 1. A hydraulic motori-'comprising a, conduit, driven wh'eels: operatively mountedfin l115 saidfconduitg'fa shiftable deflector Yarranged in the conduit between the wheels, saidfde'- Hector being movable at righ-tf? angles to the line of'vmovement of water passingfthrough the conduit and ser-ving'V to 2 automatically 120 Y exposevone -ofthe wheels tothe."active force Vof water passing through thefconduitgand Vtoshieldthe remaining partof said Vwheel' from'the action offwater passing I'through .the conduitftide actuated de'lectorsmount-i 125 ed in the conduit atrpoints` inadvance of Vsaid wheels, said shiftable *deflector includ; i

ing an under carriage. and frails mounted saidl under carriage. Y

l7o Y 2. A hydraulic motor comprising a conduit, driven Wheels operatively mounted in said conduit, a shiftable deflector arranged 1* in the conduit between the Wheels, said de? [lector being movable at right angles to the line of movement of Water passing through the conduit and serving to automatically expose one of the Wheels to the active force of Water passing through they conduit and to shieldthe remaining part of said Wheel from the action of Water passing through the conduit, tide actuated deflectors mounted in the conduit at points in advance of Vsaid Wheels, said shiftable delector 4including an under carriage, rails mounted `upon the base ofthe conduit for supporting said under carriage, bracketsv extending from the sides ofthe plate and guides carried by the Vconduit for slidably supporting said brackets. l

In testimony whereof I have aixed my signature.

"JOSEPHGABRIEL RECERO. 

